Two lovable hippos teach the meaning of friendship in five separate vignettes: "Split Pea Soup," "The Flying Machine," "The Tub," "The Mirror," "The Tooth."

Two lovable hippos teach the meaning of friendship in five separate vignettes: "Split Pea Soup," "The Flying Machine," "The Tub," "The Mirror," "The Tooth."

George and Martha: not, as one might think, the first president and his spouse, but two hippopotamuses created by the singular talent of James Marshall. For the past quarter century, these stories have entertained, intrigued, and delighted readers of all ages. The portly animals have also taught us, in a humorous and lighthearted way, about what it means to be a true friend. A ...(展开全部)

George and Martha: not, as one might think, the first president and his spouse, but two hippopotamuses created by the singular talent of James Marshall. For the past quarter century, these stories have entertained, intrigued, and delighted readers of all ages. The portly animals have also taught us, in a humorous and lighthearted way, about what it means to be a true friend. A ...(展开全部)

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together--go to the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the...(展开全部)

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together--go to the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the...(展开全部)

Arthur and George grow up worlds and miles apart in late nineteenth-century Britain: Arthur in shabby-genteel Edinburgh, George in the vicarage of a small Staffordshire village. Arthur becomes a doctor, and then a writer; George a solicitor in Birmingham. Arthur is to become one of the most famous men of his age, George remains in hardworking obscurity. But as the new century b...(展开全部)

奥利维耶•贝拉米（Olivier Bellamy），法国记者，生于1961年，古典音乐专家，曾在几家音乐报刊工作过，创作过多部电视纪录片。他每天在法国广播电台“古典音乐台”主持一个非常受欢迎的节目，就个人与音乐的关系采访各方名人。为了写作这部阿格里奇传记，他进行了好几年的调查采访，并跟钢琴家本人交谈过多次。传记在法国获得了巨大的成功，并被翻译成多种语言。 译者简介：谢红华（Grâce Poizat-Xie），旅欧二十多年。曾就读于暨南大学、中山大学，巴黎高等社 会科学学院语言学博士。自1995年至今，任教于瑞士日内瓦大学汉学系。发表学术专著十部、学术论文二十多篇。作为艺术的爱好者，与音乐界有着千丝万缕的联系。经常应邀翻译跟绘画、古典音乐、博物馆有关的文献。

奥利维耶•贝拉米（Olivier Bellamy），法国记者，生于1961年，古典音乐专家，曾在几家音乐报刊工作过，创作过多部电视纪录片。他每天在法国广播电台“古典音乐台”主持一个非常受欢迎的节目，就个人与音乐的关系采访各方名人。为了写作这部阿格里奇传记，他进行了好几年的调查采访，并跟钢琴家本人交谈过多次。传记在法国获得了巨大的成功，并被翻译成多种语言。 译者简介：谢红华（Grâce Poizat-Xie），旅欧二十多年。曾就读于暨南大学、中山大学，巴黎高等社 会科学学院语言学博士。自1995年至今，任教于瑞士日内瓦大学汉学系。发表学术专著十部、学术论文二十多篇。作为艺术的爱好者，与音乐界有着千丝万缕的联系。经常应邀翻译跟绘画、古典音乐、博物馆有关的文献。

This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land. Featuring a fresh ne...(展开全部)